Thesiger Collection

Full length portrait of a teenaged boy of the Sa'ar Bedouin standing on rocks in the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Portrait of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party hauling water from Furai well in the Sharqiyah Sands. Three men stand around the opening of a well. On the left...

View of houses at Ghayl bin Yamayn in the Hadhramawt, with palm trees in the distance.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of the city of Seiyun and the mountain beyond.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

Three-quarter length portrait of two Duru women and a child at a well north of Al Ain. Two women and a child stand in the sand beside a wooden post...

Half length portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, at a well in the Wadi al 'Ayn. Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani...

Portrait of two boys of the Mahra Bedouin in the Jabal Qara mountains.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

Portrait of two boys and a man of the Manahil Bedouin in the Jol region between Fughmah and Ghayl bin Yamayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of desert landscape in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. Tufts of qassis (sedge) and other vegetation dot the rolling surface of a large sand dune. The sand dune rises...

Portrait of Hamad bin Saadna (known by Wilfred Thesiger as Hamad bin Hanna), a tribesman of the Bayt Hanna lineage of Rashid Bedouin, in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. Hamad...

Portrait of a boy of the Sa'ar Bedouin crouching on the ground in the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Portrait of a man from one of the Qara tribes standing next to a flowering bush near Kismim Pass in the Jabal Qara mountains. Due to the nature of these...

View of sand dunes in the region between Jaladah plain and the Bani Ma'arid sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions watering camels at a well near Sharjah city during the party's journey from Jabal Sumeini to Sharjah. A number of men and camels crowd...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis. Members of...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party watering camels at a well during the party's journey from Jabal Buwaydah to the town of Al Qabil. Due to the nature of these images,...

View of two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions in sand dunes in Al Khatam sands. In the near distance one man walks up a large bare dune, towards a second...

Portrait of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding a camel in the Wadi 'Andam. The rider is the party's guide, a tribesman of the Wahiba Bedouin. Due to...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands. In the...

View of an abandoned building at Sabya al Jadid, the old Idrisi capital. The square building is one storey tall, and its facade is covered with carved ornamental plaster work....